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UK theme parks have been advised to take action to prevent future deaths, following the conclusion of an inquest into the accidental death of Evha ... More

Theme park operator Merlin Entertainments has announced half-yearly results up to the end of June 2019, showing a return to growth for its Midway Attractions ... More

Global attractions giant, Merlin Entertainments, has been sold to the family behind toy firm Lego in partnership with two other investors in a deal at ... More

Merlin Entertainments has rolled out the Attractions.io app at all of its Legoland sites across the globe. The app, which has launched at Legoland Windsor, ... More

Dominic Jones, the man in charge of Britain's Thorpe Park, wants to up the ante when it comes to theme parks, with plans to take ... More

Experiential design firm Holovis has released details of its latest project, Thorpe Park's newest attraction: The Walking Dead: The Ride. Holovis created the immersive queue ... More

Members of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) are gathering this week in California for the attractions body’s annual Summit and Thea Awards Gala. Kicking off ... More

After bringing global IP The Walking Dead to its popular Fright Night events last October, Thorpe Park has upped the ante yet again, utilising the ... More

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has announced the winners of the THEA Awards during the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando, Florida. The awards, which recognise ... More

With the Halloween season fast-approaching, operators around the world are lining up their visitors for a scare as they try to get a slice of ... More

Earlier this year Thorpe Park promised to “up the ante” in the lead up to Halloween, and the operator has delivered, confirming plans to bring ... More

Derren Brown’s Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon at Thorpe Park, Surrey, UK, has recently undergone a terrifying revamp to provide more scares to riders ... More

New additions to its portfolio and strong performances from its Lego attractions have boosted revenues for Merlin Entertainments, though the operator says its attractions in ... More

Thorpe Park has teased further details about its Fright Night events for 2017, with a new teaser image on the UK theme park’s website hinting ... More

A number of Merlin attractions have closed their river rapids rides, following the death of 11-year-old Evha Jannat, who was killed at Drayton Manor on ... More

Thorpe Park is gearing up to make a “game-changing” investment to boost its iconic Fright Night events, according to its new divisional director. Talking exclusively ... More

Thorpe Park has released new test footage for its reimagined version of Derren Brown’s Ghost Train, demonstrating the park’s promise to “up the fear” with ... More

Derren Brown’s new ride at Thorpe Park is about to take on a darker persona, with the attraction set to travel “to a horrifying new ... More

Thorpe Park has named Dominic Jones as its new divisional director, with Merlin’s former head of Midway Attractions in Europe now responsible for continuing to ... More

Picsolve, the image capture specialist behind photography experiences at Thorpe Park’s ‘Derren Brown’s Ghost Train’, is launching its Theme Park of the Future vision report ... More

UK-based dynamic ride maker Simworx worked with famed illusionist Derren Brown on a record-breaking new ride that opened at Thorpe Park this season. The 13-minute ... More

An industry report on the virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) markets predicts that the sectors will be worth US$30bn (£22.7bn, €26.7bn) and US$90.8bn ... More

Last year’s Smiler accident at Alton Towers has had a notable impact on European theme park statistics, negatively affecting a “healthy market”, according to AECOM ... More

Universal Orlando is for the first time introducing a virtual reality component to its Halloween Horror Nights event, with a new interactive experience combining VR ... More

Merlin Entertainments is forecasting a boost in profits as a result of the fall in value of the pound stemming from Britain’s decision to leave ... More